By Brian Extra News CHICAGO — On May 8, 5000 teachers, students, administrators, and parents gathered in downtown Chicago to represent the 53,000 students in Chicago Public Schools (CPS), demanding that CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett and Chicago aldermen provide “Equal Dollars for our Scholars!” Currently, public tax money is divided unequally among CPS Schools and [...]
“Cruzar la Cara de la Luna” – the first ever mariachi opera
Extra Newspaper On Sunday, April 7, in the Civic Opera House of Chicago, the Lyric Opera of Chicago presented the premier of “Cruzar la Cara de la Luna” [“Crossing the Moon’s Face”], the first ever mariachi opera in the world, with the stellar performing of the Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan. “Cruzar la Cara de la [...]
Youth violence – a public health problem?
Extra News Chicago has become the unfortunate center of youth violence in America. Recent studies show that homicide is the second leading cause of death among young Latinos, and the first leading cause of death among young African-Americans. Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith, a Harvard professor and the first woman to be appointed as Commissioner of Public [...]
Is Chicago’s Father Landaverde facing jail time?
By Alejandra Herrera Extra News On the anniversary of the historic mass marches in Chicago, March 10, hundreds of people gathered together at Union Park to march against deportations at the first Senate Hearing regarding the new Legislation for Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Eleven were arrested, one of whom was Father Landaverde. “We will march down [...]
Chicago’s Latino community gets new million-dollar soccer academy high school
By Nikoleta Morales Extra News CHICAGO — Hundreds of charter school students and families gathered on the Southwest Side at 5050 S. St. Louis Ave. to mark the placement of the last beam of steel in the innovative 27 million dollar UNO Soccer Academy High School. The school is scheduled to have a grand opening [...]
Artist Diane Kahlo commemorates the missing women of Cd. Juárez
By Deysy Cuevas Extra News On Saturday, January 5, the Calles y Sueños Gallery at 1900 S. Carpenter Rd. held an opening reception for Diane Kahlo’s exhibit, “Wall of Memories: the Disappeared Women of Juárez.” Kahlo’s exhibit consists of over 100 painted portraits of girls and young women, as young as 7 years old, who [...]
